Telegram-herald., 1887-10-02
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AassbaE rFsAasly fatally
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DxrEorr 0Ct. f.--At about 3 o'clock tbs
unornins Ara lseks oslt ia Eds4r-s Eng
hsa Eitehsn and lodsa ng- house. - - 5sf-
sses0n-ass. TIE 5g4lliins zs io1T-stosy
brinx structure on tas s0ath sic of 57Esr-
son- sss.. 5stxesn Eatss and AAnioiPa
Edwards rented tns snsifs ouiidiag. usins
tns ground door .or cheap restaurant
.irh a kilcnsn ia ths rear, All ths aPpsr
noors lof lodging rooms. narr0s bail,
~ .sss th4a Esrss iser 1ids sxisneed
lsnxta eise oi each ~ TIE hires dooss, dlfi1-
inx so foNs u rooms. of shAt might more
properly De colled stalls l1s par
ctions betH Hsen Lns stalls sefs punk
iIsE nigh sa0ush ~ ensure pTiYscy U ne
oaa,lpaatA Hanging amps "a ne cra'npsd
h.iieAqs Afforded ths OalY lgn1 iof the
lodxsrs. Eacn room was ntLed up IA tne
ehsaesss goss.o.s nanner. lns only sf.leAss
of furnlfafs being a chair. a WASH slsad Aad
al sxeuss for a osd, t1e ma-t conspicuous
Dartof ahieh seTe MATTRESSES maize % RI
eni.ior oseklaz dry as tlB1ef. Access - the
rsou.. "a. gained only BY sindlng stair
xav Al ths extreme rear OF tre building
Thers 14s a lls escape Ia the fesE, though
none ia The l-oni.
a. .oon a. the alarm vas given. a num-
hsr al occupants OF tie upper stories ap-
Oearsd a. ne windows hall CAD anj rsnle
ritn fear Despite az snorts tie building
pro4st ds4tb-trsp tor tNo OF Tie dodgers
Ia Ia and possibly three. One OF them Was
nnrn-t .imosf b~gsnd recognition by = IRE
rE.cn swept through the Isree upper hoOrs
of ths building. the second died from saf-
foeatiou beEofs ae was re1nossd from the
bail.naz and the third. though rescued
.lf~e - a eondiuoa which renders ais
rseogsrv extremely doubtful
The dead are.
Ellsna 3rsoa. az Breckenridge No.
An UskSosS. a man probably about .
years Old
The dying man 81
cams PzIz IzzsoS. aged -, single. bar
lxnder Dy occupation.
rhs lie sAviag corps Of hook and ladder
company No. 1 were up The ladder and into
the building almost a. soon as The watsr
began 70 play on the ure. Laddermen
MIehael Neville and Z. J. O'ROurks made
their way through the binding smoke Of
the third hOOr. where most Of the
loslgers siept The door OF the
third sta1 10 the lett was found closed.
O Rourks broke it Ia with a kick and
a.. ths form OF a man, clad only IA an un-
d-r-hirt. stretched isce downward on the
aoor alongs.de of the bel. The hre had
noE reached the body. but the heat was
sgrinx. Wraoplng the body Ia a blanket
whicn be carried. o ROurks strapped Il TO
hi. belt and decended 20 the street. The
form. which stlll showed faint evidence of
life vas carried into the Water Board
80 Dr. Eaton arrived i've
,,inutes iatsr life vas extinct The unfor-
tunate victim vas young man not more
than IS years old and 50 Tar bis Identity IS
unknorn. This morning Edwards and his
vounx 500 looked a. the corpse as II lay on
a slab IN tieists undertaking rooms. but
,eisa-r eould reme-a0er anything definite
about ths man. They could not tell even
waethsr hs had re.Cltered. though Edwards
thinks that the man may lave come IN ate
and been assigned room BY some Of the
help.
.sftiax cut The hrst victim found, pushed
his way further down tie hallway. In a
efall. where the IRE was jast beginning 70
break through thspartiuon, ae came upon
= 1000 victim. lt vas Elisaa Stroh, tue
vll.rly }odger from Breckenridge, No, who
had put up a. ths D,acs aboUk midnight.
Ths body was on shait Appear
80. indicated that the unfortunate
man had sat down % dress himself when
in dazed condition from fright and the
a.. and wss then completely overcome.
His trousers were hanging loosely over bis
Ines The faules cad reached nis face,
burning DIS full beard and blscxening bis
entire bead and neck The body WAS low
sr-d 20 the strest In a blanket. Both bodies
were taken 10 al un1srtaSers- This M OTn-
iax Corousr Lansing impaueled jury and
wii bexlu the inquest next "a onday night
Charles Peterson. of Detroit, a bartender
vas taksn from tne oui.chng horribly
burned. RE could not talk, sld was taken
20 Harper hospital. Coroner Lansing vs.
tied him a. Harper hospital this morning
for the purpose OF getting his story in csss
h@ should de- While &c found hiu con.
srious. he could 40 more than tel bis name
ia hards. face neck and brssst srs baby
burned. and he must be injured Internally
from The inhalation % smoke and hear
The doctors a. The hospital have hopes .
bis recovery. b0t Coroner lansing tninkl
tnars is httls chance for him.
Chief Battle arrived a. the firs shortly
ansr is broke out aud remained until tn'
engines ceased wors a. daylight. he say
thai ths tire undoubtedly started in To-
rsar of The second d0or, close % or under
meath she sfairEsY, and AZ the very star
ent od escape bY means Of the stairs.